Patents by Inventor Buford L. Almond

Buford L. Almond has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4423745
    Abstract: A rinsing machine for articles of glassware or the like comprises a pair of endless conveyors, each of the conveyors defining a travel path comprising a flight path and a return path. Each flight path extends from a lower level article-intake segment, through an upwardly-extending article-inversion segment, along an upper flight segment of appreciable length, through a downwardly-extending article-re-inversion segment, and to a lower level article-discharge segment. Each return path is generally parallel to, but horizontally spaced from, the flight path. The machine also includes converging wheels for bringing the conveyors into article-grasping juxtaposition at the article-intake segment, diverging wheels for bringing the conveyors into article-releasing juxtaposition at the article-discharge segment, and retaining guides for retaining the conveyors in the article-grasping juxtaposition between the article-intake and article-discharging segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1984
    Assignee: Simplimatic Engineering Company
    Inventors: William C. Butt, Buford L. Almond